TWO HEARTS by Kiernan Antares

I wanted to paint a piece that celebrates my relationship with my partner…

And bless a new phase we are entering.

I began with abstract layers and two Native Indian spirits began to emerge.

As the painting progressed I knew it had to reflect a moment in time many years ago when I did wish upon a star. My poem ‘Two Hearts’ gives voice to that moment and the painting.

Artwork: 'Two Hearts' by the author, Kiernan Antares

Two Hearts

One night I gazed upon a star 

My heart aching 

Yearning 

For something it felt 

It could not have 

But, oh it so wanted 

A dream too grande

 For my heart to believe 

Could possibly come true

 A dream too grande 

I couldn’t even allow it to exist 

To be real

 To give it a space in my heart 

For it to grow

 Nay 

I couldn’t let it breathe 

For fear of disappointment

 And the crushing weight of feeling 

Undeserving of happiness

 But, in a moment of weakness 

This dream said, no more

 I must be breathed

 I must be spoken

 I must be

 And so, as I gazed upon a star

 Mine eyes settling 

Focusing 

My heart filled with this

 Uncontainable desire

 Overwhelmed with emotion

 In admittance 

In acknowledgement

 Words spoken

 I want it all! Yes, I do! 

Tears overtaking me 

Sighing so completely my wish sunk

 deep deep into Gaia beneath my feet 

Above me 

The cosmos hearing my plea 

Commanded a star to flash 

So bright… so poignant… 

Before mine eyes 

And, I knew my life had an altered destiny

 Behold 

You are what happened

 When I wished

 Upon a star.

Kiernan Antares is a visionary artist, poet, and teacher based in Toronto, Ontario whose paintings and writings tell deep and rich stories through contemporary symbolism that offer healing, hope, and empowerment for the feminine soul ~ the heart of the world that has been suppressed in each of us, but is now re-awakening and emerging as a powerful force of love and wisdom. "It is my hope that something in my art will create a tiny explosion in your heart and that you will see that something, that Sacred Feminine Soul you’ve hungered for all along as a woman. She lives within you, She calls to you ~ to remember and awaken." You may connect with Kiernan via her website here, or find her on Facebook.

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